Foreign relations exist between Japan and Liechtenstein. Both countries established diplomatic relations in June 1996.[3] Since then, the relations between the two countries have been stable.
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 Japan |
 Liechtenstein |
|---|---|
| Envoy | |
| Ambassador Botschafter Fujiyama[1] | Ambassador Andreas Baum[2] |
Japan does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein, but there is a honorary consulate located in Schaan. The Japanese ambassador to Switzerland, located in Bern, is also accredited to Liechtenstein. Similarly, the Swiss embassy in Tokyo also represents Liechtenstein.
Diplomatic and economic cooperation
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Economic cooperation between the two countries go back to 1887 with the starting of engineering missions from Liechtenstein to Japan. Vaduz-born engineer Hermann Kessler would contribute to the building of the first hydroelectric power plant in Japan, Keage power plant [ja], in 1890.[4]
Following the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Liechtenstein, in accordance with Switzerland, imposed food import restrictions on Japan in fear of radioactive contamination. These restrictions were lifted in August 2023 following a corresponding lifting by the European Union.[5][6]
The two countries signed a tax treaty on 5 July 2012, intended to prevent tax evasion in their respective countries.[7] Since 2017, Donat Marxer has been the Honorary Consul of Japan in Liechtenstein.[8]
High level visits and diplomatic meetings
edit- In 1984, Prince Naruhito visited Liechtenstein. This was the first time a Japanese royal had visited the country.[3]
- In 1986, then Hereditary Prince Hans-Adam and his wife Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau visited Japan.[3]
- In July 2012, Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda met with Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Klaus Tschütscher in Vaduz. They discussed a tax treaty between the two countries, which was signed on 5 July 2012.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Besuch von Botschafter Fujiyama in Liechtenstein (Übergabe des Beglaubigungsschreibens)". Embassy of Japan in Liechtenstein (in German). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Greetings from Dr. Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan". 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Japan-Liechtenstein Relations". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Cornelius, Goop (17 December 2021). "Kessler, Hermann". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland and Liechtenstein lift Japan food import restrictions". The Japan Times. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland, Liechtenstein Lift Restrictions on Japan Food Imports". The Japan News. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Donat P. Marxer to Serve as Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Liechtenstein". Japanese Embassy in Liechtenstein. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.